Food and beverage procurement is the key link of food and beverage cost control, accounting for about one third of the food and beverage cost, and it is the first hurdle before food processing. Therefore, one-third of the success or failure of catering comes from procurement, and reasonable procurement can save costs, shorten working hours, reduce waste and reduce the labor intensity of employees.

generally speaking, catering procurement can be divided into the following four forms: quotation procurement refers to that when the catering industry intends to purchase goods, it first looks for an ideal supplier or source of goods, and then sends an inquiry letter to it, asking it to send a quotation or a formal quotation. This kind of procurement is called quotation procurement. Usually, the quotation sent by the seller includes: product name, quantity, unit, price, trading conditions and validity period. Sometimes, in order to win the trust of the buyer, the seller will take the initiative to provide credit investigation information for reference, and sometimes send "samples", "catalogue" and "instructions". If the quotation content is fully agreed by the buyer, the quotation purchase contract will be established. The so-called "bidding" of bidding procurement, also known as "open bidding", is a common procurement method at present. This is a kind of sales contract behavior in which the seller bids the price according to the specified conditions, and opens the bid opening in public at selected times and compares the prices publicly, so as to win the bid with the lowest price that meets the specified requirements. This type of procurement has the advantages of free and fair competition, which enables buyers to buy ideal materials at reasonable prices, and can eliminate favoritism and prevent disadvantages. However, the procedures are time-consuming and cannot be applied to urgent procurement and goods with special specifications.

Bargaining purchase Bargaining purchase is a purchasing method that individually negotiates and negotiates prices with manufacturers in an open way for a certain purchased item and brand material. Since the price is determined after consultation between the two parties, this procurement method is also called the bargaining method between the two parties. When negotiating, the agency contract relationship between the agent and the original manufacturer must be carefully examined. If it involves the revision and change of specifications, quality, delivery date, price and other terms, the agent must be required to submit the original manufacturer's commitment document before making a decision. Bargaining procurement is most suitable for urgent procurement, which can obtain urgently needed items in time. Bargaining purchase is easier to obtain suitable prices than other procurement methods. For the procurement products with particularity and specifications, bargaining procurement is the most suitable and can ensure the procurement quality. Ideal suppliers can be selected to improve service quality and delivery safety. Conducive to the use of policy or reciprocal conditions.

However, the negotiated purchase is negotiated and negotiated in an undisclosed way, which may easily lead to fraud opportunities for purchasers. Secret bargaining violates the principle of fairness and free competition of enterprises and easily leads to price monopoly. Exclusive bargaining can easily lead to the disadvantages of manufacturers driving up prices. At present, the procurement method of face-to-face valuation of buyers and sellers is that several suppliers obtain the valuation form, and then the two sides meet face-to-face to discuss the contents, and then sign the sales contract until they are satisfied. In this way, because of the quality, service and delivery time problems, the buyer may not necessarily purchase from the cheapest supplier, but generally the supplier who thinks there is no problem will ask for the evaluation sheet in advance, so if there is no problem in delivery time and service, most of them will order from the cheaper supplier.

because of the price comparison relationship between the evaluation sheets of various suppliers, it is the second only way to get a cheaper unit price after bidding. Especially in the recession, if you want to win the competition among peers, this method will be very cheap in price. Read more related knowledge and return to the list of food and beverage procurement columns.